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Supreme Chi Living
January 2022
Monthly newsletter published by American Tai Chi and Qigong Association (ATCQA)
In This Issue
 
1. : Tai Chi Improves Brain Function and Plasma Metabolites in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoarthritis
 
2. : Use of Tai Chi for Chronic Pain in Veterans Health Administration Has Implications for US Healthcare Systems
 
3. : The Appeal of Tai Chi for College Students with ADHD
 
4. : Tai Chi and Qigong on Body Composition, Sleep and Eating in Midlife/Older Women
 
 

The Appeal of Tai Chi for College Students with ADHD


January 28, 2022 - Developing effective non-pharmacological therapies for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is important. Utah State University and University of Wisconsin-Madison worked together to gauge the likelihood that undergraduates would participate in a trial of Tai Chi as an intervention for ADHD and evaluated attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). 

The research team collected survey responses from 47 undergraduates with ADHD and 49 healthy controls, measuring their likelihood of participating in trials of Tai Chi and other non-pharmacological therapies, along with attitudes toward CAM. They examined the relationship between diagnosis, CAM attitudes, and willingness to participate in a trial. 

Undergraduates with ADHD showed greater acceptance of CAM therapies. Thirty two percent of students with ADHD expressed strong willingness to participate in a Tai Chi trial. 

These results, published by Journal of American college health in January 2022, support the feasibility of a trial of Tai Chi as therapy for undergraduates with ADHD, and suggest this population is receptive toward CAM. Future research should examine why interest in CAM is greater among students with ADHD.

 

 

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